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charlotte russe

noun char·lotte russe \ˈshär-lət-ˈrüs\

Definition of CHARLOTTE RUSSE

:  a charlotte made with sponge cake or ladyfingers and a whipped-cream or custard-gelatin filling
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Origin of CHARLOTTE RUSSE

French, literally, Russian charlotte
First Known Use: 1839

Rhymes with CHARLOTTE RUSSE

Belarus, Betelgeuse, calaboose, cook one's goose, fast and loose, introduce, mass-produce, Mother Goose, Odysseus, Prometheus, reproduce, self-abuse, Syracuse, Typhoeus, widow's cruse

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